With their choice of alternate uniforms, the Pittsburgh Steelers are doing their best to make sure no one confuses them with the fictional Gotham Rogues. As the Steelers revealed the throwback jerseys they'll use during the 2012 season, their 80th in the NFL, there's no doubt it's a blast from the past.

The most striking feature of the jerseys is a row of horizontal stripes in the traditional team colors, Black and Gold, adorning the shirt and socks. The players' numbers are in black in white blocks, and it says "Steelers" where their names usually would be on the back.

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The result is a cross between a bumblebee and the zebra look of an NFL referee.

Pittsburgh is the only city in which all its teams that compete in major American professional sports leagues -- the Steelers, the NHL's Penguins and Major League Baseball's Pirates -- have matching color schemes.

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Before the Steelers play in their throwbacks this fall, they'll be re-imagined this summer as the Rogues in the "The Dark Knight Rises," the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. In a thrilling scene from the film's trailer, now retired Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is sporting the Rogues' jersey, gold Under Armour with black lettering.

The Steelers are a long-standing franchise with many great traditions, so it's nice they're giving a nod to their rich history. But don't be surprised if the rare Rogue jerseys are hotter commodities than the throwbacks.